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CAZARES KEEPS WBA TITLE

23 Dicembre 2010

Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japon

promoter: Green Tsuda Promotions

Cazares retains WBA 115lb belt

WBA super-flyweight champ Hugo Cazares, 32-year-old, a Mexican switch-hitter, kept his belt as he pounded out a unanimous decision over counter-punching Japanese Hiroyuki Hisataka, 25-year-old, over twelve rounds.

The official tallies were as follows: Russell Mora (US) and Gustavo Padilla (Panama) both 117-111, and Sergio Caiz (US) 116-112, all for the defending champ Cazares. The referee was Luis Pabon (Puerto Rico). WBA supervisor: Yang-Sub Shim.

The 32-year-old Cazares, 34-6-2, 24 KOs, registered his third defense since he dethroned Japan’s Nobuo Nashiro in their rematch at the same arena this May.

The third round saw Hisataka, 19-9-1, 8 KOs, sustain a gash caused by a butt, which kept streaming blood until the end of the bout.

The Japanese, however, showed his best in round eight, when he almost stunned the champ with a well-timed right and desperately threw solid combinations to the bewildered Mexican, who was saved by the bell. The ninth was a close round where neither could score with precision.

Cazares, with more experience and composure, swept the last three sessions with ease, as he kept positively throwing right jabs or left jabs depending on his switch-hitting stance. He also often connected with southpaw lefts to the Japanese challenger to confirm his victory.